1. The session of the parliament is summoned by
(A) The President
(B) The Prime Minister
(C) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabh


 2. Civil Service Day is celebrated in India on
(A) 21st April
(B) 24th April
(C) 21st June
(D) 7th July


 3. The South Asia University is situated in the city of
(A) Colombo
(B) Dhaka
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kathmandu


 4.The University Grants Commission was established with which of the following aims
a) Promotion of research and development in higher education
b) Identifying and sustaining institutions of potential learning
c) Capacity building of teachers
d) Providing autonomy to each and every higher educational institution in India

 (A)  (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(B)  (a), (b) and (c)
(C)  (b), (c) and (d)
(D)  (a), (b) and (d)


 5.The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in institutions of higher education in India at present (2015) is about
(A) 8 percent
(B) 12 percent
(C) 19 percent
(D) 23 percent


 6. The total number of central universities in India in April 2015 was
(A) 8
(B) 14
(C) 27
(D) 43